Irrigating-siphon.



F. A. OLEVENGER.

IRRIGATING SIPHON. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 191a.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915 .26 J Fig.1

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FRANK A. CLEVENGER, OF EKALKA, MONTANA.

IRRIGATING-SIPHON.

Application filed. September 9, 1913.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. CLnvnNoER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ekalka, in the county of Custer and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Inigating-Siphons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to irrigating siphons and has for its primary object the provision of a novel and useful device which may be conveniently and expeditiously placed in a stream or the like so as to facilitate the conveying of water therethrough to a predetermined point therebeyond, especially adapting the same for use in places where it is necessary to irrigate land, in view of the extended drought.

Another object of this invention is to associate with the siphon, a novel purifier means so as to prevent the passage of foreign substance through the water conduit, means being likewise provided for increasing or decreasing the siphonic action.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will be'simple. efficient and durable, the device being constructed of metal, comprising but comparatively few parts which may be readily assembled for performing the desired function.

. Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and point ed out in the claims forming a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings :-Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of my improved device, the water conduit being shown in side elevation; and, Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing to advantage my improved water filter.

In the drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of this invention, a conduit pipe 5 is provided which may be made of metal, concrete or any other suitable material, and is of any desired size, the one end 6 of the conduit being turned at right angles to the body thereof and normally lying in a vertical plane as shown to advantage in Fig. '1. Adjacent the angled point of the conduit 5, is a filter 7, which in the present instance comprises an annular perforated collar which has the marginal Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Serial No. 788,828.

sides thereof turned upwardly so as to provide an annular flange. The flange being provided in order to retain a suitable filtering material thereon, the perforations in the bottom of the collar allowing for the free passage of water therethrough.

' Arranged over the vertical end 6 of the conduit 5 is a sleeve 8 which comprises an elongated cylindrical body, the one end of which is open and normally extends slightly eyond the filter 7, and in close proximity to the angled point of the conduit, the opposlte end thereof being provided with a closure or cap 9, which is preferably dome shaped, the marginal edges 10 thereof being slightly extended so as to snugly engage the upper outer periphery of the cylinder. Brace members 11 are arranged on the inte nor of the cap 9 adjacent the marginal edge 10 thereof and are in engagement with straps 12, the latter being fixedly secured to the upper outer periphery of the vertical portions 6 of the conduit.

The cap 9 is provided with a central opening which is adapted for engagement with a plpe 13, the one end of said pipe being in engagement with a closure or cap lt which is adapted for engagement with the terminal of the vertical portion 6, while a perforated cap 15 is engaged over the opposite end thereof. Arranged approximately midway the ends of the pipe 13, is a valve 16 which is for the purpose of allowing the entrance of air through the closure 15 and in through the cap 1e when the valve is open, and close communication therethrough when the valve is in a closed position. In order to insure a positive siphonic action should it be so desired, a cork 17 is sleeved on the pipe 13 and is mounted for longitudinal movement there on, so that the same may be engaged with the opening in the closure 9, when it is so desired.

In operation, the conduit 5 is laid in a stream or the like, and gravel as indicated at 18 and shown to advantage in Fig. 1 arranged about the angled portion of said pipe so as to prevent the accumulation of debris or foreign substance therewith, and likewise facilitating the filtering of the water through the element 7, when a sac tion is created. Upon reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings it is seen that the inner periphery of the sleeve 8 is of a diameter greater than the outer periphery of the vertical portion 6 of the conduit 5 thereby providing ample space for the water to pass therethrough and into the upper end of the conduit pipe. When it is desired to conduct water from the stream through the conduit 5, the cap 14 which we will assume has been in engagement with the upper open end of the portion 6, is withdrawn therefrom by exerting pressure of the pipe 13 and at the same time throwing the cork 17 into engagement with the opening in the cap or closure 9, thereby allowing the water to pass by gravity through the portion 6 of the conduit, in view of the fact that this portion is submerged in the water, thereby causing a siphonic action to be created in order to draw the Water through the filter 7 and subsequently through the portion 6. In view of the fact that the suction may be, at times, too great, this being especially true where conduit pipes and sleeves of large diameters aroused, I haveprovided the pipe 13 which has associated therewith a suitable valve as above described, so as to allow for the entrance of air into the cap 8 for decreasing the suction, the amount of air drawn thereinto being regulated by said valve 16. However this device could only be used to advantage where the water supply is very great so as to keep the end of the portion 6 submerged at all times.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An irrigating siphon including a conduit, the one end of said conduit being turned at right angles to the body thereof,

" a filter carried by said vertical portion adjacent the angled point thereof, a sleeve telescoping said vertical portion, a closure arranged over the one end of said sleeve, a

ticalportion, and a valve mounted in said pipe for decreasing the suction insaid-conduit. I

2. An irrigatingsiphon including a conduit, the one end of which is turned at right angles to the bodythereof, a filter arranged on the outer periphery of said'vertical portion adjacent itsangled point, a sleeve fixedly carried by said vertical portion, one end thereof being open and normally lying beyond said filter, the opposite end thereof being closed, a pipe mounted'for movement in saidclosed end, a cap carried by the one end of said pipe for engagement with the open end of said vertical portion, a cork slidably mounted on said pipe for engagement with the closed end ofsaid sleeve, and

a valve associated with, said pipe for the purpose specified.

3. An, irrigating siphon including a conduit, the one end of said conduit being turned at right angles to the body thereof,

a filter arranged on said vertical portion, a'

cylindrical sleeve fixedly engaged with said vertical portion, the one end thereof being open and the opposite end closed, a pipe mounted for movement in the closed end of 7 said sleeve, a cap carried by the one end of said pipe for engagement with the open end of said vertical portion, a perforated cap carried by the opposite end of said pipe, a valve arranged in said pipe approximately midway the ends thereof, and a cork slidably mounted on said pipe between said first mentioned cap and said valve for the purpose specified;

7 In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK A. CLEVENGER.

l/Vitnesses E. J. FEAGLER, A. MCLEAN.

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Washington, D. C. 

